Living With an Undiagnosed Illness

My Medical Conditions
Excruciating Pain
Sphincter of Oddi
Found during a Hida Scan. Sphincter of oddi is situated in the upper intestine, or duodenum, at the site where the pancreatic and bile ducts enter. Normally, this sphincter functions as a one-way valve to allow bile and pancreatic secretions to enter the bowel, while preventing the contents of the bowel from backing up into these ducts.

When the sphincter malfunctions, it becomes overly tight and does not allow adequate drainage of the pancreatic and bile ducts. The result is a pressure build-up in the ducts, leading to recurrent episodes of pancreatitis or biliary pain mimicking gallstone disease.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Bad Stomach
Most people have Irritable Bowel Syndrome !
Endometriosis
Endometriosis Symptoms
2 Surgeries so far on my Endometriosis. Last surgery showed Endo has completely gone. Gyno said my Pelvis was crystal clear.
Costochondritis
Very Painful
Costochondritis is a form of inflammation of the cartilage where ribs attach to the breastbone. Pain caused by Costochondritis may mimic that of a heart attack or other heart condition.
Adenomyosis
Benign Condition
Adenomyosis is the growth of uterine tissue from one particular layer of the uterus (the endometrial glands) into the wrong layer (the muscle layer, called the myometrium). It is a benign condition, but it can enlarge the uterus presenting as a growth.
Splenic Flexure Syndrome
Very Painful
Splenic flexure syndrome refers to the trapping of gas at the splenic flexure causing distension and bloating.
Anal Sphincter Dysfunction
Constipation
I suffer extreme bouts of Constipation. Daily doses of Movicol and Normacol.
Neuropathic Pain
Damaged Nerves
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state that usually is accompanied by tissue injury. With neuropathic pain, the nerve fibers themselves may be damaged, dysfunctional or injured. These damaged nerve fibers send incorrect signals to other pain centers. The impact of nerve fiber injury includes a change in nerve function both at the site of injury and areas around the injury. Symptoms may include shooting and burning pain, tingling and numbness or electrical pain.
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Cause of Constipation
Pelvic floor dysfunction, or obstructed defecation, results when the external anal sphincter and/or puborectalis muscles do not relax appropriately when defecation is initiated. People with pelvic floor dysfunction strain excessively in a feeble attempt to eliminate stool from the rectum.


Undiagnosed Illness
 
Bowel Resection Operation

The Day Had Finally Arrived

The day had arrived for my Bowel Re-section Surgery. I was rather calm and peaceful until the anesthetist came to see me. The thought of waking up with a coloscopy bag was scary, and the mention of a drip inserted which would be attached to pain relief medication that I could simple press when I needed it, sounded like the pain after surgery was going to be excuriating.

Bowel Re-Section

Again I was prepared, I've gone through all this time in pain, another few weeks and then perhaps it all being over and done with was worth it. I didn't see or hear from the surgeons operating that morning, which I thought I would have, but not to be.

Bowel Resection Results

I woke from surgery feeling rather good, no pain, no coloscopy bag. It took a while for the doctors to come see me, I was anxious to hear the results. When the gynecologist finally arrived he said No Bowel Resection was performed and my endometriosis was all gone. 

What the .u.k ? I'd pay thousands of dollars all for nothing. While it was good to hear my pelvic, ovaries etc were crystal clear and my bowel all good, what was I doing in hospital for major surgery.  

The general surgeon who performed my gallbladder operation was right. This operation was just an Extravaganza.   I was so so annoyed, how can a surgeon book you in for such major surgery, then you wake to find nothing was found, this is just ridulous. I was discharged from hospital within hours.

My undiagnosed illness continues, but where do I go from here ??

Back To The Doctor

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Medical Tests So Far
I've had some of these procedures more then once
Ultrasound
CT Scan
MRI
X-Ray
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Sigmoidscopy
Hida Scan
Barium Meal
Laparoscopy
Ultrasound

I know alot of people can relate. I hope you all have close families because they really do make a difference.

Exhausted From Pain

It's been 3 years and 4 months, and yep still undiagnosed. I'm extremely exhausted.

Exhausted
 
Journal

This website is meant to be therapeutic.. A place for me to vent and express my feelings. Somedays I find it frustrating because it brings back memories when doctor's gave up, saying it was all in my head, nothing wrong with me, yet I pushed on with different doctor's and GUESS WHAT ? they found more medical conditions!

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Pain....Pain...Pain....Pain.....

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